Births on March 6

Francis Atterbury

Born on March 6, 1663

Francis Atterbury, English bishop and poet (d. 1732)

Francis Atterbury (6 March 1663 – 22 February 1732) was an English man of letters, politician and bishop. A High Church Tory and Jacobite, he gained patronage under Queen Anne, but was mistrusted by the Hanoverian Whig ministries, and banished for communicating with the Old Pretender. He was a noted wit and a gifted preacher.

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Events on 1663

27 Jul

Navigation Acts
The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.